Say Watt Podcast

We are talking budgets with Mark Cerulla, former etA Director of Operations and Comptroller, now with the IBEW International Office. A good budget helps set goals, control spending, prioritize investments, and align resources with long-term success. For JATCs and AJATCs, budgeting isn’t just helpful—it’s critical.

We love any chance to get to know our community better—and this episode is one of those special opportunities! Join us as we sit down with Kennitha Wade, an instructor at the NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center in Portland, Oregon, for a fun and insightful conversation about her journey, her work, and what inspires her in training new apprentices and guiding them along their career path.

We are chatting with Brennan Banks, Khadeejah Soper, and Venessa Ingalis about WIRE – Women’s Initiative for Readiness in Electrical – a program committed to creating pathways for women to have successful careers in the electrical construction industry.You don’t want to miss this conversation!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are committed to enhancing the mental health and well-being of those in our industry. In this episode, we chat with Matt Louanglath and Rick Warner about Couragements– a low-barrier, two-way communication channel delivering encouragement and offering means of feedback through digital communication.

It’s always good to get to know more about each other, which makes opportunities like this fantastic! In this episode, we get to chat with Taylor McCaskill, the Assistant Training Director at the Chattanooga Electrical JATC.

In this must-listen episode, we sit down with our amazing legal team—Jim Cole, Lucas Aubrey, and Rob Duston—to discuss issues affecting apprenticeships right now. We recorded this conversation on March 12, 2025, so keep in mind that some of these topics may have changed since then. Tune in for valuable insights and updates straight from the experts!

We enjoyed chatting with Deon Mayes, Treasurer of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus (EWMC), about his career path and experience with the EWMC. If you’ve met Deon, you already know how passionate he is.

Have you heard about Electrical Workers Without Borders North America? They seek to create a world where the benefits of electricity are available to everyone, and they do this by utilizing the skills and training of professional volunteers. We are thrilled to share what they do with you! https://ewwbna.org

It’s our last episode of 2024, so we are taking some time to look back at this year.

It’s good to get to know more about each other, which makes opportunities like this incredible! We got to chat with Danny Van Sickle, the Training Director in Jacksonville, Florida.